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Battle of Khorramshahr

Battle of Khorramshahr was a battle fought on 22 September 1980 at Khorramshahr, in what is now Iran; it lasted 49 days. It was part of the Iran–Iraq War, which ran from 1980 to 1988. The recorded result: Iraqi victory.

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Iranian soldiers fighting in the Battle of Khorramshahr.
Iranian soldiers fighting in the Battle of Khorramshahr.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 September 1980lasted 49 days
WhereKhorramshahr, Iran30.433N, 48.167E
OutcomeIraqi victory
BelligerentsIranagainstIraq Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan
Part ofIran–Iraq War1980 to 1988

Where it sits in the Iran–Iraq War

Battle of Khorramshahr, 1980Operation Kaman 99, 1980Operation Scorch Sword, 1980Siege of Abadan, 1980Operation Morvarid, 1980Battle of Dezful, 1981Attack on H3, 1981Operation Tariq al-Qods, 1981Liberation of Khorramshahr, 1982Operation Dawn 2, 1983Operation Dawn 3, 1983Operation Dawn 5, 1984Battle of the Marshes, 1984War of the Cities, 1984First Battle of al-Faw, 1986Battle of Mehran, 1986Siege of Basra, 1987Operation Earnest Will, 198719801987Battle of Khorramshahr, 1980
18 placed engagements of the Iran–Iraq War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 September 1980
to 10 November 1980
PlaceKhorramshahr, Iran
30.433N, 48.167E
KindBattle, Cold War
Territorial changeIraq captures Khorramshahr and occupies it until the Second Battle of Khorramshahr.
Commanders
  • Abolhassan Banisadr
  • President of Iran
  • Hooshang Samadi
  • IRGC
Battle of KhorramshahrBattle of KhorramshahrLiberation of KhorramshahrBattle of BasraSiege of AbadanBattle of the CamelSiege of BasraSiege of AbadanBattle of the CamelKuwait CityAhvazAz AubayrAl Jahra100 km30.433N, 48.167E
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Battle of Khorramshahr is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1132313, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khorramshahr (1980), revision 1370267021, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.